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Cooperative Programs

Hamilton Southeastern Schools

FY 25-26 LIVE Active User · Metro tier Active User · Metro tier Hamilton Southeastern Schools · by FY 25–26 spend Power Usertop 25% of tier Active Usermiddle 50% Light Userbottom 25% Non-Adopterno spend Quartiles of Metro-tier Cooperative Programs adopters by spend
ESC CIESC
Tier Metro
ADM 20,908
paymentsSpend

$10,245,528

Contracts/Partnerships $2,544,659
Child Nutrition $1,345,692
Buses $6,355,176
savingsSavings & Benefit

$1,008,299

Contracts/Partnerships $753,778
Child Nutrition $149,521
Buses $105,000
tuneSavings Method
Vendor Contracts off list price
Child Nutrition 10% off list
School Buses $5,000 each
Contract rates are negotiated per vendor and run 0–65%. Each vendor below shows the rate applied to it.
directions_busSchool Buses

21

savings $105,000 saved

Vendor Utilization

21 of 27 categories used by Metro-tier peers engaged

High 14
Occasional 7
Not yet 6
check_circle High Utilization used in 3+ of last 4 fiscal years
School BusesFurnitureOnline MarketplaceProduce DistributorDairy DistributorTechnologyFood DistributorBakery DistributorIce Cream DistributorOffice SuppliesCopy PaperMedical SuppliesLaminatorsClassroom Supplies
schedule Occasional Utilization used in 1–2 of last 4 fiscal years
SanitationAthletic EquipmentLightingSanitation SystemChromebooksJanitorial SuppliesTires
add_circle Not Yet Engaged your Metro-tier peers use these — consider exploring
Collection ServicesFood Service DistributorSecurityChromebook RefreshPizza ProgramSupplemental Curriculum

Bus Vendors

Hamilton Southeastern Schools · FY 25–26 · 1 chassis vendor, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

Thomas $5,000 per bus
$6,355,176· $105,000
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

Amazon

Hamilton Southeastern Schools · FY 25–26 · savings rate under negotiation — spend counted, no savings claimed · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

Amazon Online Marketplace rate under negotiation
$692,285

Child Nutrition Vendors

Hamilton Southeastern Schools · FY 25–26 · 6 vendors, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

Piazza Produce Produce Distributor 10% off list
$541,052· $60,117
Prairie Farms Dairy Distributor 10% off list
$379,881· $42,209
Commercial Foods Food Distributor 10% off list
$134,916· $14,991
Klosterman's Bakery Distributor 10% off list
$115,022· $12,780
Hersheys Ice Cream Ice Cream Distributor 10% off list
$100,661· $11,185
Smart Systems Sanitation System 10% off list
$74,160· $8,240
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

All Other Vendors

Hamilton Southeastern Schools · FY 25–26 · 15 vendors this district purchased from, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

KI Furniture Furniture 40% off list
$945,105· $630,070
Other vendors · scaled to the largest below
Musco Sports Lighting Lighting 5% off list
$316,845· $16,676
Purposeful Design Furniture 5% off list
$175,167· $9,219
CDWG IT Technology avg 7.4% off list
$164,875· $13,086
CDWG AV Technology avg 10.7% off list
$87,590· $10,534
CDWG Chromebooks Chromebooks avg 8.1% off list
$39,728· $3,523
Staples Office Supplies 25% off list
$35,372· $11,791
School Specialty Office Supplies 34% off list
$31,426· $16,189
MSC Janitorial Supplies 15% off list
$19,244· $3,396
CMP Copy Paper 65% off list
$11,980· $22,249
Michelin Tires 55% off list
$11,425· $13,963
B&H Photo Technology 15% off list
$7,540· $1,331
School Health Medical Supplies 13% off list
$4,211· $629
GBC/ACCO Laminators 40% off list
$1,603· $1,069
Really Good Stuff Classroom Supplies est. 20% — rate pending
$264· $53
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

Untapped Co-op Categories

Hamilton Southeastern Schools engages with every popular category — here's what some peers use

~$10,973/yr
potential savings from 2 additional categories
  • Chromebook Refresh
    Might be worth reviewing — a tier peer purchased $85,575 in this category last year, saving an estimated $4,504
  • Pizza Program
    Might be worth reviewing — a tier peer purchased $58,221 in this category last year, saving an estimated $6,469

Potential savings assume this district spends at the peer median and earns standard co-op rates.

Coop Spend vs Your Tier

CIESC Metro-tier districts · FY 25–26

Total coop spend — tier ranking

Perry Township Schools
$13,748,835
Hamilton Southeastern Schools YOU
$10,245,528
Carmel Clay Schools
$9,162,070
MSD Lawrence Township
$4,247,463
$9,703,799 tier median · total coop spend

Your standing by category

Contracts / Partnerships
$2,544,659 · median $1,793,300
#2of 4
at/above median
Child Nutrition
$1,345,692 · median $3,415,688
#3of 4
below median
School Buses
$6,355,176 · median $2,984,084
#1of 4
at/above median

Annual Savings

Hamilton Southeastern Schools · Cooperative Programs over time· all years shown net of Amazon (rate under negotiation — no savings claimed this year)

$2,000,000$1,600,000$1,200,000$800,000$400,000$0$69,244FY 17-18$45,860FY 18-19$50,572FY 19-20$51,841FY 20-21$70,631FY 21-22$22,071FY 22-23$503,207FY 23-24$337,610FY 24-25$1,008,299FY 25-26

Purchases vs Savings

Spend and savings side-by-side · last 4 fiscal years· FY 25-26 excludes school-bus purchases (newly tracked this year — not in prior years)

$3,890,352$3,112,281$2,334,211$1,556,141$778,070$0$2,306,590$22,071FY 22-23$2,566,780$503,207FY 23-24$2,524,489$337,610FY 24-25$3,890,352$1,008,299FY 25-26
Purchases Savings
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